Meghana Ranganathan '17
![Meghana Ranganathan](/sites/default/files/styles/standard_page_header/public/assets/images/mathematics-statistics/P1030174.jpg.webp?itok=ZKZWZvma)
Ph.D Candidate, Climate Science
MIT Glaciology Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I'm a graduate student at MIT, where I specialize in Antarctic ice flow. I build physical models (using quite a bit of math!) to understand why Antarctic glaciers are accelerating and losing mass so rapidly. While I was always interested in climate change and environmental issues, Swarthmore really brought out a love of math in me - thanks to Professor Deb Bergstrand, Professor Lynne Schofield, and Professor Victor Barranca, who all taught me the power of math to understand the world around us.